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Nigerian Court Convicts Illegal Miners, Forfeits Tonnes of Lithium to the State
A Nigerian Federal High Court has convicted two operators and a firm over unlawful possession of critical solid minerals in Kwara State. The ruling ordered the forfeiture of more than 58 tonnes of lithium and lead ore to the federal government as authorities intensify crackdowns on illicit extraction.
AIT Live·November 14, 2026AI-curated
The Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, North-Central Nigeria has sentenced two men and a mining company to 12 months imprisonment each for offences relating to illegal mining and unlawful possession of solid minerals. The convicts are Abdullahi Dauda, Mohammed Ami
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